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Rio in pictures - Day 1

The winners will always have medals to remind them of their glory. But the strange, emotional and otherwise noteworthy moments at the Olympics are often just as memorable. Here is a selection from the first day in Rio.

Hero de Janeiro

Germany's Andreas Toba sustained a knee-ligament injury that would rule him out of the rest of the Rio Games. However, he fought through the pain during qualifying to ensure that his team would make it to the final.

Different persepective

Tsai Ming-Yen of Taiwan gets a chance to look at things from a different perspective during the last 64 of the Olympic judo men's 60-kilogram competition.

Balancing act

'Unfortunate incident'

A bullet tore through the media center at the Olympic equestrian venue but organizers reassured members of the media, describing this as an "unfortunate incident."

False alarm

A bomb squad was called in to detonate an unattended backpack near the end of the cycling course. It turned out to contain nothing but articles of clothing.

Get in there!

DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers. slam dunks the bastketball into the Chinese net. The Americans cruised to a 199-62 victory over the helpless Chinese team.

Hero de Janeiro

Germany's Andreas Toba sustained a knee-ligament injury that would rule him out of the rest of the Rio Games. However, he fought through the pain during qualifying to ensure that his team would make it to the final.

Different persepective

Tsai Ming-Yen of Taiwan gets a chance to look at things from a different perspective during the last 64 of the Olympic judo men's 60-kilogram competition.